Keaton Turner begins by addressing Josh Mellott, offering encouragement and updates on wrapping up Season Two. He reflects on past chapters, gut instincts, and his mother's health, intertwining personal commitments with business. The episode delves into mindset, late-night decisions, and knowing when to walk away from life's various aspects, including employee departures. Keaton discusses emotions and finding peace in letting go, reevaluating life, and time management. He reflects on Season Two, teases Season Three, and expresses listener appreciation. The episode concludes with discussions on Turner Staffing, wine walks, marketing challenges, and maximizing podcast impact, bidding farewell to Season Two.

(0:16) Encouragement and Response to Josh Mellott

(2:21) Wrapping Up Season Two and Updates

(3:31) Reflecting on Past Chapters and Gut Instincts

(6:02) Keaton's Mom's Health and Side Commitments

(9:00) Mindset, Late Night Decisions, and Future Projects

(10:29) Knowing When to Walk Away from Various Aspects of Life

(15:18) Employee Departures and Letting Go

(20:07) Emotions and Peace in Walking Away

(23:19) Reevaluating Life and Time Management

(25:04) Season Two Reflections and Season Three Teasers

(27:24) Listener Appreciation and Statistics

(31:10) Upcoming Podcast Topics and Ideas

(34:34) Turner Staffing Highlights

(39:54) Benefits of Wine Walks and Environmental Influence

(45:26) Marketing Challenges and Episode Concepts

(48:07) Podcast Journey Reflection and Impact Maximization

(52:35) Season Two Farewell

Keaton Turner kicks off the episode with his morning routine and breakfast with colleagues. He shares business and life war stories, discussing Slack communication, financial tactics, and future goals. The episode explores work-life balance, corrects a previous topic by Trevor, and uses "gateway drugs" as career metaphors. Keaton examines social media's impact on business image and warns against "shiny object syndrome." He addresses relationship pitfalls, scorekeeping in partnerships, and the dangers of venting to third parties. Lifestyle inflation in relationships is highlighted. Keaton wraps up with advice, meeting takeaways, and appreciation.

(0:40) Morning routine and breakfast with colleagues

(1:32) Business and life war stories

(2:29) Slack communication and financial tactics

(3:15) Future goals and daily reflections

(4:06) Work-life balance considerations

(5:15) Correction on Trevor's topic

(6:30) Gateway drugs in career: metaphors and realities

(30:59) Social media's role in shaping business image

(33:51) Avoiding "shiny object syndrome" in business

(36:12) Relationship pitfalls and gateway behaviors

(39:29) The problem with scorekeeping in partnerships

(41:17) Venting to third parties and its impact

(45:07) Lifestyle inflation as a relationship challenge

(51:34) Concluding advice on avoiding pitfalls

(52:33) Meeting takeaways and personal insights

(53:57) Appreciation and episode wrap-up

Keaton Turner opens up about the struggle with daily recordings and the commitment to consistency. He shares reflections from a dinner with Michael Botts and Daniel Kelly, touching on the camaraderie and future of their industry. Overcoming the "Sunday scaries" with advice from Shelby, he values sharing both good and bad days with listeners. Keaton includes feedback and prayers for Tyler, emphasizing the importance of community support. He delves into professional challenges and the industry's grind, stressing the need for taking responsibility for change. The episode highlights team contributions, mindset balance, and concludes with motivational thoughts.

(0:00) Struggling with daily recordings and commitment to consistency

(2:14) Dinner reflections with Michael Botts and Daniel Kelly

(5:17) Overcoming Sunday scaries and Shelby's advice

(8:19) Listener feedback and prayers for Tyler

(11:11) The value in sharing both good and bad days

(13:17) Post-dinner thoughts on camaraderie and industry future

(19:08) Professional challenges and industry grind

(27:48) Taking responsibility for industry change

(31:49) Team contributions and mindset balance

(32:52) Final thoughts and motivational close

Keaton Turner kicks off with a warm welcome, sharing a Saturday night movie pick and podcast updates, including a special "vault" episode. He reflects on themes of relatability and perception in business, discussing work-life balance, perseverance, and the need to pivot. Keaton explores the long-term impact of actions, patience with new hires, and decision-making strategies. The episode covers adapting in business, fostering a results-oriented mindset, and mentoring. Keaton also discusses team building, managing change, and the importance of patience and commitment in decision-making, before concluding with future plans.

(0:00) Introduction and welcome

(0:11) Saturday night setup and movie recommendation

(1:02) Sharing a "vault" episode and podcast update

(1:51) Reflection on recent episodes

(3:14) Relatability and perception in business

(6:16) Bringing son to work and work-life balance

(9:15) Balancing perseverance with pivoting

(11:04) Long-term impact of current actions

(14:10) Patience and trust with new hires

(17:24) Running a new company: a hypothetical scenario

(20:33) Decision making: short-term vs long-term

(27:39) Adapting and learning in business

(30:30) Cultivating a results-based mentality

(32:27) Employee potential, values, and growth

(34:09) Motivating and mentoring in a team

(35:11) Team building and managing change

(38:40) Changing established organizations and time for results

(41:12) Commitment to decisions and perseverance

(44:42) Avoiding premature changes and result evaluation

(45:42) Closing remarks and future plans

Keaton Turner kicks off the episode with a warm welcome and dives into sales and marketing strategies, giving a nod to his dedicated team. He discusses the strategic use of short-term contracts and recognizes standout employees in logistics and coordination. A light-hearted coffee break segues into golf plans and a weekly competition. Keaton addresses a listener's dilemma involving a challenging coworker, weighing the merits of leaving versus learning from tough situations. He reflects on the value of difficult experiences and mindset shifts, offering insights on when to confront challenges and when to step back. The episode concludes with lessons from bad bosses, a call for reviews, and some humor.

(0:00) Introduction and host welcome

(1:14) Sales and marketing strategies

(3:11) Shoutout to the sales and marketing team

(5:26) Strategic short-term contracts and team recognition

(8:50) Logistics, coordination, and employee highlights

(12:45) Coffee break, golf plans, and weekly competition

(17:35) Unread messages and pride in media content

(20:07) Listener's dilemma with a difficult coworker

(27:12) Deciding whether to leave or learn from tough situations

(32:28) The value of difficult experiences and mindset shifts

(36:48) When to face challenges and when to take a break

(40:29) Lessons from bad bosses and closing thoughts

(41:08) Requesting reviews and feedback

(42:09) Final remarks and humor

In this episode, Keaton Turner explores environmental fees and their hidden costs from a customer perspective, continuing the equipment cost series. He recaps previous episodes and highlights the importance of team dynamics in equipment management. Keaton discusses strategies and methodologies, including internal equipment invoicing and its effects. He emphasizes integrating equipment and operations teams, the project manager's role in fostering internal customer service, and avoiding silos for unity. The episode concludes with a call for listener feedback on team strategies.

(0:00) Environmental fees explained and critique

(5:13) Customer perspective on hidden costs

(12:20) Equipment cost series part three introduction

(13:22) Summary of previous equipment costs episodes

(15:05) Team importance in equipment management

(19:15) Early equipment management strategies

(22:20) Comparing equipment management methodologies

(25:35) Implementing internal equipment invoicing

(28:01) Unintended consequences of invoicing strategies

(33:43) Evolving equipment team strategies

(34:28) Integrating equipment and operations teams

(36:38) Project manager's role in internal customer service

(39:19) Avoiding departmental silos for team unity

(42:15) Emphasizing unified team approaches

(43:51) Problem-solving for project profitability

(46:24) Hiring with a team mentality focus

(47:32) Addressing reporting structures and team divisiveness

(49:29) Call for listener feedback on team strategies

Keaton Turner explores mastering equipment costs, sharing insights from his experience. He tackles challenges like Equipment Operating Expenses (EOE) variability, idling implications, and calculating EOE by asset ID. Keaton discusses environmental fees, the importance of cost preparation for project bidding, and dispels equipment cost myths. He also provides a real-life example of equipment longevity and emphasizes the role of machine costs in business success. The episode concludes with a teaser for what's next.

(0:40) Introduction to mastering equipment costs

(1:45) Welcoming new listeners

(2:08) Learning from experience in equipment costing

(3:03) Challenges in equipment costs and EOE

(7:55) Variability in EOE

(9:10) Idling equipment costs

(12:33) Calculating EOE methods

(17:49) Logging costs by asset ID

(19:37) Environmental fees challenge

(28:25) Preparing costs for project bidding

(34:06) Understanding costs over strategy

(35:48) Equipment cost benchmarks and misconceptions

(38:21) Real-life equipment longevity example

(39:04) Importance of machine costs for business success

(39:35) Conclusion and next episode teaser

In this episode, Keaton Turner reflects on overcoming a bad day and credits David Kellerstrasse for his influence. He discusses the power of mindset in facing challenges and shares industry news on MP Materials and Apple's investment. Keaton covers economic fluctuations in mining and answers a listener's question on equipment costing and strategy. He highlights Mike Vorster's book and discusses simplifying equipment ownership costs, financing, and estimating residual value. Topics include calculating ownership cost per hour, the impact of idling, and usage-based cost accounting, wrapping up with insights on equipment depreciation and field decisions.

(0:35) Follow-up and feeling amazing after a bad day

(1:36) Shout out to David Kellerstrasse

(3:25) Embracing mindset to overcome challenges

(7:06) Industry news: MP Materials and Apple investment

(8:45) Economic fluctuations in mining

(10:12) Listener question on equipment costing and strategy

(16:30) Sponsor: Mike Vorster's book

(21:43) Simplifying equipment ownership cost

(30:21) Equipment financing and residual value estimation

(34:12) Calculating equipment ownership cost per hour

(36:19) Impact of idling on equipment costs

(39:29) Consistency in equipment ownership rates

(42:05) Usage-based cost accounting for assets

(45:47) Avoiding cash flow issues in project costing

(47:05) Project managers and equipment cost decisions

(49:25) Story: Costly idling for air conditioning in haul trucks

(55:07) Final thoughts on equipment depreciation and field decisions

(56:27) Outro and hotline information

In this episode, Keaton Turner opens up about a tough day and the journey to finding perspective amidst challenges. He shares updates from his family life, providing a glimpse into his personal world. The conversation transitions to overcoming business challenges, highlighting the importance of resilience and adaptability. Keaton emphasizes the significance of self-reflection in navigating both personal and professional hurdles. He wraps up the episode with closing thoughts and expresses appreciation for his listeners, reinforcing the value of their support and engagement.

(0:40) Tough day and finding perspective

(2:26) Family life updates

(9:17) Overcoming business challenges

(10:59) Importance of self-reflection

(12:36) Closing thoughts and listener appreciation

In this episode, Keaton Turner navigates listener feedback, including humorous criticism, while sharing a weekend recap focused on family time. He addresses the tragic loss of an employee and the challenges it presents to the company. Keaton discusses maintaining company values amid accusations and emphasizes the importance of constructive feedback and perseverance. The episode explores managing a growing company, addressing employee concerns, and dealing with criticism while staying true to the mission. Keaton reflects on podcast consistency, content creation, and the concept of replaceability. He examines social media judgment, handling haters, and concludes with gratitude.

(0:00) Listener feedback and humorous criticism

(3:51) Weekend recap and family time

(6:14) Tragic employee death and company challenges

(13:31) Maintaining company values against accusations

(24:19) Constructive feedback and perseverance in business

(29:12) Managing a growing company and employee concerns

(33:12) Dealing with criticism and staying true to your mission

(35:31) Podcast consistency and content creation

(36:21) Employee departures and the concept of replaceability

(39:01) Social media judgment and its impact

(40:19) Handling haters and encouraging constructive feedback

(42:04) Signing off with gratitude